Craig County fell victim to Eastern Montgomery and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 15-0 defeat at the hands of the Eastern Montgomery Mustangs. The loss was Craig County's first of the season.
For Eastern Montgomery's part, they got a great performance from Mary Miller as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Miller has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Katie Salyer was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Alexis Artrip was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Craig County fell to 1-1-2. As for Eastern Montgomery, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Craig County will head out on the road to challenge Parry McCluer at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Craig County's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change. As for Eastern Montgomery, they will look to defend their home field on April 17th against James River at 5:00 p.m.
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